Colorado’s County Summits

John Drew Mitchler first recorded a visit to all the Colorado county highpoints
in September 1996. In 2003, 14 people had completed this list. For information
on the summits in this list, see John Mitchler and Dave Covill’s guidebook
Hiking Colorado’s Summits

– Sorted by Elevation

Notes

Rank	Elev feet	Prom feet	Summit Name	County	Grand Parent	Iso miles	Quadrangle(s)	Rg	Pg	N Lat Deg Min	W Lon Deg Min	G	J
1	14,433	9,093	Elbert, Mt	Lake	Whitney, Mt - CA	669.98	Mt Elbert, Mt Massive	SW	101	39 07.063	106 26.717	4	16
2	14,420	2,360	Harvard, Mt	Chaffee	Elbert, Mt	14.96	Mt Harvard, Mt Yale	SW	90	38 55.461	106 19.242	2	2
3	14,345	5,326	Blanca Pk	Alamosa, Costilla	Harvard, Mt	103.61	Blanca Pk, Twin Pks	SC	112	37 34.649	105 29.141	4	3
4	14,340	5,321	Blanca Pk - 123’ NE of top	Huerfano	Blanca Pk	0.02	Blanca Pk, Twin Pks	SC	112	37 34.649	105 29.141	4	3
5	14,309	4,249	Uncompahgre Pk	Hinsdale	Harvard, Mt	85.38	Uncompahgre Pk	SJ	182	38 04.297	107 27.724	2	1
6	14,294	4,554	Crestone Pk	Saguache	Blanca Pk - 123’ NE of top	27.46	Crestone Pk, Crestone, Beck	SC	117	37 58.008	105 35.128	2	2
7	14,286	3,866	Lincoln A, Mt	Park	Elbert, Mt	24.1	Alma, Climax	TM	105	39 21.084	106 06.693	5	5
8	14,270	2,770	Grays Pk	Clear Creek, Summit	Lincoln A, Mt	25.0	Grays Pk	FR	67	39 38.026	105 49.055	10	12
9	14,265	2,337	Castle Pk A	Gunnison, Pitkin	Elbert, Mt	23.5	Hayden Pk	EL	97	39 00.580	106 51.679	2	1
10	14,255	2,940	Longs Pk	Boulder	Grays Pk	44.2	Longs Pk	FR	62	40 15.298	105 36.903	19	5
11	14,246	4,026	Wilson, Mt	Dolores	Uncompahgre Pk	33.05	Mt Wilson, Dolores Pk	SJ	177	37 50.346	107 59.493	3	1
12	14,260	80	“East Crestone”	Custer	Crestone Pk	0.08	Crestone Pk, Crestone, Beck	SC	117	37 58.032	105 35.041	2	1
13	14,150	3,930	Sneffels, Mt	Ouray	Wilson, Mt	15.74	Mt Sneffels, Telluride, Ironton	SJ	205	38 00.224	107 47.534	5	2
14	14,110	5,530	Pikes Pk	El Paso	“East Crestone”	67.0	Pikes Pk (20)	FR	49	38 50.422	105 2.620	4	3
15	14,087	2,187	Windom Pk	La Plata	Wilson, Mt	26.55	Columbine Pass, Mtn View Crest	SJ	186	37 37.266	107 35.886	4	2
16	14,017	877	Wilson Pk	San Miguel	Wilson, Mt	1.51	Mt Wilson, Dolores Pk	SJ	177	37 51.620	107 59.074	4	2
17	14,005	2,105	Holy Cross, Mt of the	Eagle	Lincoln A, Mt	21.3	Mt of the Holy Cross	SW	93	39 28.006	106 28.896	3	2
18	13,895	1,515	“Phoenix Pk”	Mineral	Uncompahgre Pk	33.8	Halfmoon Pass, San Luis Pk	SJ	191	37 56.176	106 51.978	1	3
19	13,894	3,674	Vermilion Pk	San Juan	Wilson, Mt	9.3	Ophir	SJ	213	37 47.960	107 49.706	2	2
20	13,626	3,685	West Spanish Pk	Las Animas	Blanca Pk - 123’ NE of top	30.4	Cuchara Pass, Spanish Pks, Herlick Canyon	SC	128	37 22.533	104 59.603	2	1
21	13,560	2,420	Hagues Pk	Larimer	Longs Pk	15.9	Trail Ridge, Estes Park	FR	83	40 29.070	105 38.782	3	4
22	13,553	1,563	Pettingell Pk	Grand	Grays Pk	8.0	Loveland Pass, Grays Pk	FR	75	39 43.715	105 54.293	1	6
23	13,300	2,760	Summit Pk	Archuleta	“Phoenix Pk”	41.5	Summit Pk	SJ	168	37 21.035	106 41.811	2	1
24	13,294	714	James Pk	Gilpin	Pettingell Pk	14.2	Empire, Central City	FR	71	39 51.116	105 41.416	7	12
25	13,232	2,852	Hesperus Mtn	Montezuma	Wilson, Mt	27.7	La Plata, Rampart Hills	SJ	197	37 26.699	108 05.333	2	1
26	13,203	1,663	Bennett Pk	Rio Grande	Summit Pk	17.1	Jasper	SJ	209	37 29.000	106 26.042	2	1
27	13,172	1,912	Conejos Pk	Conejos	Summit Pk	8.1	Platoro	SJ	173	37 17.320	106 34.256	1	1
28	13,105	2,405	Bushnell Pk	Fremont	Crestone Pk	30.7	Bushnell Pk	SC	122	38 20.474	105 53.353	1	2
29	13,070	140	“Devils Playground Pk”	Teller	Pikes Pk	2.2	Pikes Pk (20)	FR	49	38 51.848	105 04.229	2	1
30	12,951	2,771	Clark Pk B	Jackson	Hagues Pk	17.1	Clark Pk	FR	79	40 36.406	105 55.797	2	2
31	12,354	4,054	Flat Top Mtn	Garfield	Holy Cross, Mt of the	49.6	Orno Pk, Devils Causeway	FT	144	40 00.884	107 04.997	1	1
32	12,347	3,807	Greenhorn Mtn	Pueblo	“East Crestone”	31.7	San Isabel	WE	133	37 52.886	105 00.798	1	1
33	12,180	3,470	Zirkel, Mt	Routt	Clark Pk	41.4	Mt Zirkel, Farwell Mtn	PK	161	40 49.880	106 39.790	1	1
34	12,027	127	“Northwest Orno”	Rio Blanco	Flat Top Mtn	6.0	Devils Causeway, Orno Pk	FT	157	40 05.640	107 07.825	1	1
35	11,589	929	Buffalo Pk	Jefferson	“Devils Playground Pk”	32.6	Green Mtn, Windy Pk	FR	54	39 16.510	105 22.077	2	3
36	11,453	433	Castle Rock	Montrose	Uncompahgre Pk	18.9	Buckhorn Lakes	SJ	201	38 18.571	107 37.985	1	1
37	11,396	1,616	Lamborn, Mt	Delta	Castle Rock	34.6	Paonia	EL	140	38 48.169	107 31.369	1	1
38	11,236	2,216	Leon Pk	Mesa	Lamborn, Mt	25.7	Leon Pk	GM	148	39 04.765	107 50.636	2	1
39	10,860	2,520	Black Mtn	Moffat	Zirkel, Mt	37.1	Buck Point	PK	153	40 46.990	107 22.143	1	1
40	9,836	1,376	Thunder Butte	Douglas	Buffalo Pk	11.6	Westcreek	FR	42	39 10.305	105 11.847	2	4
41	7,370	10	“Elbert Rock”	Elbert	Pikes Pk	29.6	Cherry Valley School (20)	GP	46	39 07.841	104 38.284	1	1
42	6,385	285	“Bison Butte”	Weld	Hagues Pk	54.9	Carr East CO (10), Carr West CO, Cheyenne South WY, Borrie WY	GP	233	40 59.350	104 50.210	1	1
43	6,215	20	“Smoky Hill Ridge”	Arapahoe	“Elbert Rock”	30.7	Piney Creek (10)	GP	31	39 34.419	104 40.773	1	1
44	5,970	20	“Lincoln County Line Rise”	Lincoln	“Elbert Rock”	36.5	Rush (20)	GP	252	38 52.119	104 2.917	2	1
45	5,845	0	“Rocky Flats”	Broomfield	James Pk	28.1	Louisville (10)	GP	35	39 54.632	105 09.933	2	1
46	5,685	0	“Kipling and Belleview”	Denver	“Rocky Flats”	19.9	Fort Logan (10), Littleton	GP	38	39 37.579	105 06.584	2	1
47	5,665	20	“DIA Ridge”	Adams	“Smoky Hill Ridge”	12.5	Denver International Airport (10), Coal Creek	GP	28	39 45.275	104 40.114	2	1
48	5,430	0	“Presidents Hill”	Washington	“Lincoln County Line Rise”	54.9	Lusto Springs (20)	GP	255	39 33.963	103 33.396	2	1
49	5,295	10	“Bledsoe Windmill”	Kit Carson	“Presidents Hill”	41.0	Bledsoe Ranch (10), Bellyache Creek, Sanders Ranch	GP	244	39 03.528	103 09.472	1	1
50	5,290	0	Carrizo Mtn - East Arm	Baca	West Spanish Pk	105.7	Carrizo Mtn (20)	GP	264	37 10.702	103 05.184	1	1
51	5,270	0	“Dry Bluff - East Arm”	Otero	Greenhorn Mtn	53.4	Delhi (20), Bloom	GP	271	37 42.753	104 03.532	1	1
52	5,255	5	“Bledsoe Ranch Road”	Cheyenne	“Bledsoe Windmill”	1.5	Bledsoe Ranch (10), Bellyache Creek, Sanders Ranch	GP	244	39 02.265	103 09.780	1	1
53	5,225	5	“Schubert Hill”	Crowley	“Lincoln County Line Rise”	24.0	Truckton SE (10), Grandview School	GP	240	38 31.271	104 02.601	1	1
54	4,940	65	“State Line Bluffs”	Logan	“Bison Butte”	65.9	Dipper Spring CO (10), Kimball SE NE	GP	220	41 00.000	103 34.361	2	1
55	4,935	20	“Judson Hills”	Morgan	“State Line Bluffs”	42.8	Sunken Lake (10), Keota SE	GP	223	40 29.879	104 03.111	2	1
56	4,855	325	“San Jose Ranch Mesa”	Bent	“Dry Bluff - East Arm”	37.2	Corbin Canyon (20), Rock Canyon	GP	267	37 39.996	103 22.853	1	1
57	4,711	356	Two Buttes	Prowers	Carrizo Mtn - East Arm	44.7	Two Buttes Reservoir (10)	GP	275	37 39.568	102 32.531	2	1
58	4,695	10	“Selenite Bluff”	Kiowa	“Bledsoe Ranch Road”	36.5	Bluff Spring (10), Haswell, Galatea SW	GP	248	38 30.973	103 16.137	1	1
59	4,445	0	“Yuma Corner”	Yuma	“Bledsoe Windmill”	40.0	Cope SE (10)	GP	258	39 34.073	102 48.169	2	1
60	4,125	0	“Sand Hills”	Sedgwick	“State Line Bluffs”	50.4	Tamarack Ranch (10)	GP	230	40 47.120	102 39.077	1	1
61	4,120	0	“Phillips County Line Rise”	Phillips	“Sand Hills”	16.6	Rockland (10)	GP	227	40 32.692	102 39.000	1	1

Notes by Gerry Roach

Our Colorado County Summit climbs
Gerry Roach’s totals: 151 ascents; 61/61 overall; 38 twice or more
Jennifer Roach’s totals: 136 ascents; 61/61 overall; 22 twice or more
Gerry and Jennifer’s combined total as of 12/26/09: 287 ascents
There are 61 summits on this list representing 64 counties.
In this list, “Rank” is Rank by Elevation, not Rank by Prominence.
The Grand Parent is not the same as the Parent peak used in other lists.
In this list, the Grand Parent is the closest, higher Colorado county highpoint.
All maps listed are USGS 7.5 minute quads unless otherwise indicated.
The first map listed shows the highpoint.
The contour interval of the first map listed is 40 feet unless otherwise indicated.
The contour interval of other maps in a series is not specified.
The datum for the Latitude and Longitude is WGS84.
The Pg column lists the page number in the 2nd Edition of Dave Covill and John Mitchler’s excellent guide, Hiking Colorado’s Summits.

Colorado’s County Summits

– Sorted by Elevation

Notes by Gerry Roach

Our Colorado County Summit climbs

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